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by solops
Mon Nov 09, 2026 8:12 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Missing Tech Error
Replies: 0
Views: 30

Missing Tech Error

The AI computer in the basement gave me a tech called "Combat Medkits". No such tech exists in the tech tree (including the GR Techs), either before or after the AI encounter. What is going on? What is this?
by solops
Tue Nov 03, 2026 4:04 pm
Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
Topic: Summary screen data for facilities planning
Replies: 0
Views: 428

Summary screen data for facilities planning

I often wish I could see an empire-wide summary of my facilities Such as:

Power Plants - 3
Lvl 1 - 2
Lvl 2 - 1
Barracks - 4
Lvl 1 - 2
Lvl 2 - 2

Etc.....

This would be a lot of help in assessing current status and future needs.
by solops
Sat Oct 17, 2026 6:39 am
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32e5 (17 okt 2026)

I did not notice. I was focussed on all of the other new stuff from Republica because I have not played since February. I will try to do a better job of monitoring my leaders. Sorry.
by solops
Sat Oct 17, 2026 3:23 am
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32e5 (17 okt 2026)

Thanks! I'll start a new game, abandoning Greater Mordor and creating Upper Mordor.
by solops
Thu Oct 08, 2026 11:31 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Population Migration
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Re: Population Migration

Pop movement from neighboring majors is not supposed to happen without a Free Movement treaty.
by solops
Tue Oct 06, 2026 5:28 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: 1.32e2 Save compatibility
Replies: 1
Views: 512

1.32e2 Save compatibility

I put some notes on 1.32e2 not accepting 1.32d save games in the main update thread. I probably should have put them here?
by solops
Tue Oct 06, 2026 5:26 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32e2 (6 okt 2026)

Further report. I started a new game under the 1.32e2 patch. I played turn 1, saved, shut down, cleaned memory, restarted and reloaded the new game. It runs fine. So apparently the 1.32e2 version just does not run the older 1.32d saves.
by solops
Tue Oct 06, 2026 5:01 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32e2 (6 okt 2026)

Apparently the 1.32e2 update does not work with previous version saved games? When I updated and then loaded a save from the last version D I got an unhandled exception error. I re-downloaded the e2 patch and tried again. same error.

ee the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time ...
by solops
Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:14 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32e2 (6 okt 2026)

Synthetic fuel production halved??!!! Wow! That is huge and dramatic. What brought that on? That may be a bit extreme? Is there anything to offset this?
by solops
Sun Oct 04, 2026 9:07 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32d (22 june 2026)


Yeah thats what people say, but i found that RPGs did basically nothing. Not even a speed bump. I have heavy armor + 4th level RPG tech ones.


You are not wrong. RPGs work, with decreasing effectiveness against APCs, armored cars, light and medium armor. They really struggle against heavy armor ...
by solops
Tue Sep 29, 2026 3:15 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32d (22 june 2026)


I just played Shadow Empire after about 6 months latest version.

And what the heck is going on with AI? Its good, sure, but its WAY TOO GOOD. Im running around with an infantry based army with heavy combat armor and heavy gauss rifles. I make contact with a major AI, naturally, within 5 turns it ...
by solops
Fri Sep 18, 2026 6:15 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Population Migration
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Population Migration

I noticed that I am losing population to neighboring majors with whom I have no treaties. In the past a free movement treaty allowing population movement was required for this, I thought. Has something changed? Population also moves around between my cities and the free folk towns, just as it always ...
by solops
Tue Sep 08, 2026 3:40 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32d (22 june 2026)

Hmmm...interesting. It took 10 or 12 turns, but now the Lt Tank unit is available for Panzerhead assignment. I wonder if the new availability has anything to do with building a med tank unit or assigning Mech Arty to the light tank unit in the interim?
by solops
Sun Sep 06, 2026 10:52 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire MATRIX VERSION Open Beta
Topic: Open Beta Patch v1.32e6 (29 okt 2026)
Replies: 1745
Views: 291459

Re: Open Beta Patch v1.32d (22 june 2026)

I have not played a PC game since February for various medical and family reasons. I finally booted up a game yesterday, Shadow Empire of course, and here I am addicted again!. I love the new stuff, including Republica. Still figuring it all out. Is there a reason my independent light tank unit is ...
by solops
Mon Jun 01, 2026 1:10 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Planet shrinkage
Replies: 2
Views: 963

Re: Planet shrinkage

+1
I am not sure about all that, but I spend more time trying to get the planet size I want more than anything else. The second most troublesome parameter is native life levels. Third is rainfall.
by solops
Fri May 29, 2026 7:55 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Recent Steam Reviews
Replies: 10
Views: 2757

Re: Recent Steam Reviews

I don't really care where the art comes from. If it is AI generated, fine! I am sure that there are many talented AIs out there. I do not discriminate. Skynet, when the big day comes remember that I am on YOUR side!
by solops
Fri May 08, 2026 1:09 am
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Opponents wanted section?
Replies: 5
Views: 569

Re: Opponents wanted section?

I don't do Discord or Reddit. It has really limited my pbem options. Oh well. I have no intention of trying them. Both look like a big mess. I have plenty of fun vs the AI. If I start spanking the AI in a game too badly, I just rotate to a different game for six months+. Then I go back to it, having ...
by solops
Wed Apr 01, 2026 3:46 am
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Recent Steam Reviews
Replies: 10
Views: 2757

Re: Recent Steam Reviews

What does having ai art have to do with the game?
by solops
Thu Jan 22, 2026 9:33 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: The Risk of Listening Too Closely to Your Streamers
Replies: 2
Views: 9397

Re: The Risk of Listening Too Closely to Your Streamers

Huh. I'll have to think about that. The game can grind as it goes on, true. I prefer a controlled early pace, screw excitement. Early expansion should be slow and hard. Later it should be slow and strategically dangerous. Historically, my games tend to run over 200 turns. Twice I have been over 500 ...
by solops
Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:33 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Unhandled Exception error in 1.27d
Replies: 1
Views: 1461

Unhandled Exception error in 1.27d

Got this error while the computer was processing the turn.

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at ...

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